Vvaan box office collection day 3: Sidharth Malhotra scores his third highest opening weekend, his biggest in 11 years

On the third day of its box office run, action-adventure fantasy film The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest has achieved remarkable success, with Sidharth Malhotra leading the charge. Despite receiving widespread criticism, the movie has managed to secure its third-highest opening weekend and the biggest one in 11 years for the actor.

The film has grossed Rs 39.65 crore domestically and Rs 33.25 crore net, while earning Rs 43.15 crore worldwide. On its first Sunday (day 3), The Vvaan collected Rs 14 crore from 7135 screens, a 24.4% increase from the previous Saturday (day 2) earnings of Rs 11.25 crore from 6887 screens. This improvement can be attributed to the film's ability to maintain a strong performance despite negative reviews and competition from other releases.

The domestic box office opening weekend stands at Rs 33.25 crore, with the film holding its own in centers of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The majority of Vvaan's global earnings of Rs 43.15 crore come from the Indian box office, as it is a folk horror centered around rituals associated with Chhath Puja. Sidharth Malhotra's performance has surpassed his previous record of his highest opening weekend, which was achieved with the 2012 film Student of the Year earning Rs 30 crore at the box office.

The film now stands alongside only two other releases - Brothers (2015) and Ek Villain (2014) - with Vvaan's opening weekend being next to their earnings. With four more days to go before facing fresh competition, The Vvaan is poised to surpass the lifetime domestic box office earnings of Raj & DK's A Gentleman, currently at Rs 38.33 crore, and potentially even outperform it.